principle of general covariance

principle of general covariance
bendrojo kovariantiškumo principas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. principle of general covariance vok. Prinzip der allgemeinen Kovarianz, n rus. принцип общей ковариантности, n pranc. principe de covariance, m

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